Partial recount to start May 9 in Normal mayor’s race

Posted on April 28, 2017
Chris Koos and Marc Tiritilli
Normal mayor Chris Koos (left) defeated Marc Tiritilli by 11 votes in the April 4 election. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON – The McLean County Clerk has set aside three days next month to conduct a discovery recount in the hotly contested race for Normal’s mayor.

Incumbent Chris Koos led by just 11 votes over Marc Tiritilli after absentee and provisional ballots were counted.

Tiritilli has selected the seven Normal precincts to be examined, which is a quarter of all the precincts. Tiritilli claims there were almost 100 ‘under’ or ‘over’ votes, which may or may not have been counted for a variety of reasons.

County Clerk Kathy Michael scheduled the partial recount for May 9-11, with the expectation the process might take several days.

Howard Packowkitz can be reached at [email protected].

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